CancerNCT00933855
Patient Communication Training Intervention
An observational study of Cancer, run by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
The purpose of this study is to test a class for Queens Cancer Center patients. We want to find out if patients think this program is helpful. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Cancer
- What is being tested?
- Questionnaires and training workshop
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- How many people
- 32 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- Jun 2009to Jun 2011
- Phase
- Observational
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Study population: Patients in the Queen Cancer Center Clinic waiting room.
Who may be able to join
- Patients seeing a physician at Queens Cancer Center (not family members or partners)
- Able to provide informed consent.
Who cannot join
- Less than 18 years of age (as per self-report)
- Cognitive or physical impairment rendering patients incapable of providing informed consent to participate in the study.
- As the workshop will be given in English and the measures are all written in English, subjects who are not fluent in English will be excluded.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: A Feasibility Study of a Patient Communication Training Intervention
The purpose of this study is to test a class for Queens Cancer Center patients. We want to find out if patients think this program is helpful.
Read the detailed description
It is well accepted that effective physician-patient communication is associated with important outcomes. Communication training interventions for oncologists and other clinicians has been shown to be effective in changing behavior and improving outcomes. Less attention has been given to improving cancer patients' communication with their physicians. Most of the studies in this area have been focused on activating patients through training them to ask questions. Although question asking is a vitally important patient communication skill, other patient communication skills should also be encouraged for patients.
In the primary care setting, studies on patient communication training have focused on three additional communication skills to asking questions: presenting information, checking understanding, and expressing concerns. The goal of this study is to pilot test a patient communication workshop that builds on the work done in the primary care setting, offering an intervention that focuses on a broad range of skills. The proposal aims to improve communication skills in an underserved population, which may be a factor contributing to minority health disparities.
- Conditions
- Cancer
- Being tested
- Questionnaires and training workshop
- Keywords
- Training Workshop, Communication, Questionnaires, Multiple Diseases
- Medical subject headings
- Neoplasms, Communication
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Questionnaires and training workshopBehavioural
We will recruit a minimum of 1 and maximum of 12 patients for each workshop.
The workshop will follow the approximate time table below:
10 minutes: Sign-in, welcome and introductions 25 minutes: Didactic session, videos and discussion 10 minutes: Group discussion 15 minutes: Closing plenary and final assessment
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| communication training workshop | The patient intervention is a 1 hour communication workshop entitled: "Getting the Most out of your Doctor's Visit." The workshops will be offered to both patients and family members, but data will be collected only for patients. The workshops will be held on location at Queens Cancer Center. Receives: Behavioral: Questionnaires and training workshop |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
To determine the feasibility of a patient communication training intervention.
Measured: 2 years
Secondary outcomes (2)
To attain preliminary data on the acceptability of the intervention through patient ratings of effectiveness and usefulness of the intervention.
Measured: 2 years
To attain preliminary data on the effect of a patient communication training intervention on patients' self-reported communication behaviors.
Measured: 2 years
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted7 Jul 2009 (estimated)
- Study startJun 2009
- Primary completionJun 2011
- Study completionJun 2011
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for CancerStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Observational
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Enrolment
- 32 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Queens Health Network
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Carma Bylund-Lincoln, PhD, Principal investigator, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00933855
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 08-148
- Status last verified
- Nov 2011
- First submitted
- 1 Jul 2009
- Last updated
- 23 Nov 2011
- Results posted
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 23 Nov 2011. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- A Feasibility Study of a Patient Communication Training Intervention
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00933855
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 08-148
- Conditions
- Cancer
- Keywords
- Training Workshop, Communication, Questionnaires, Multiple Diseases
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 32 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Queens Health Network
- Study start
- Jun 2009
- Primary completion
- Jun 2011 (actual)
- Study completion
- Jun 2011 (actual)
- First posted
- 7 Jul 2009 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The purpose of this study is to test a class for Queens Cancer Center patients. We want to find out if patients think this program is helpful.
Detailed description
It is well accepted that effective physician-patient communication is associated with important outcomes. Communication training interventions for oncologists and other clinicians has been shown to be effective in changing behavior and improving outcomes. Less attention has been given to improving cancer patients' communication with their physicians. Most of the studies in this area have been focused on activating patients through training them to ask questions. Although question asking is a vitally important patient communication skill, other patient communication skills should also be encouraged for patients.
In the primary care setting, studies on patient communication training have focused on three additional communication skills to asking questions: presenting information, checking understanding, and expressing concerns. The goal of this study is to pilot test a patient communication workshop that builds on the work done in the primary care setting, offering an intervention that focuses on a broad range of skills. The proposal aims to improve communication skills in an underserved population, which may be a factor contributing to minority health disparities.
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| communication training workshop | – | Behavioral: Questionnaires and training workshopThe patient intervention is a 1 hour communication workshop entitled: "Getting the Most out of your Doctor's Visit." The workshops will be offered to both patients and family members, but data will be collected only for patients. The workshops will be held on location at Queens Cancer Center. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
- Study population
- Patients in the Queen Cancer Center Clinic waiting room.
Key inclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Patients seeing a physician at Queens Cancer Center (not family members or partners)
- Able to provide informed consent.
Key exclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Less than 18 years of age (as per self-report)
- Cognitive or physical impairment rendering patients incapable of providing informed consent to participate in the study.
- As the workshop will be given in English and the measures are all written in English, subjects who are not fluent in English will be excluded.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Questionnaires and training workshopWe will recruit a minimum of 1 and maximum of 12 patients for each workshop. The workshop will follow the approximate time table below: 10 minutes: Sign-in, welcome and introductions 25 minutes: Didactic session, videos and discussion 10 minutes: Group discussion 15 minutes: Closing plenary and final assessment | Behavioural | communication training workshop |
Primary outcome
To determine the feasibility of a patient communication training intervention.
Time frame: 2 years
2 secondary outcomes
To attain preliminary data on the acceptability of the intervention through patient ratings of effectiveness and usefulness of the intervention.
Time frame: 2 years
To attain preliminary data on the effect of a patient communication training intervention on patients' self-reported communication behaviors.
Time frame: 2 years
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 23 Nov 2011.
- Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterLink provided by the sponsor.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Carma Bylund-Lincoln, PhD principal investigator
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Cancer, run by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center at 1 site in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 23 Nov 2011. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
To determine the feasibility of a patient communication training intervention. (time frame: 2 years). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 23 Nov 2011.